Whether President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order remains unclear. Equally up in the air is whether states, which are necessary partners...
August 9, 2020
A federal judge has ordered Pacific Gas and Electric to better inspect high-voltage power lines, hire more tree-trimming supervisors and upgrade records regarding the age of electrical equipment as part...
August 9, 2020
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline held steady over the past two weeks at $2.25 per gallon. That's 50 cents below the average pump price from a year ago....
August 9, 2020
The first phase of a new terminal at the South Carolina Ports is on schedule to open in March, officials said. Port officials said in a statement that concrete has...
August 9, 2020
There are plenty of old men in Pensacola who have an interest in airplanes. You might know one. But, there aren't many old — or young, for that matter —...
August 9, 2020
As the new academic year arrives, school systems across the United States are struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Roman Catholic educators have an extra challenge — trying to...
August 9, 2020
The BBC apologized Sunday for broadcasting a racist slur in a news report, saying it was a mistake that has caused many people distress. The BBC included the word when...
August 9, 2020
Hospitals and schools, then shattered and bent water pipes, then the crater that once was Lebanon's port. The rebuilding needs of Lebanon are immense, but so is the question of...
August 9, 2020
Thousands of students, environmental activists and residents of Mauritius were working around the clock Sunday, trying to reduce the damage to the Indian Ocean island from an oil spill after...
August 9, 2020
Kanika White read a statistic in passing a few years ago that jarred her. She wanted to understand what was causing a 42% poverty rate among Black Knoxville residents. “Like...
August 9, 2020
A last minute-emergency at an event started the idea. Lauren Chitwood, Abby Ferguson and Lexie Larsen needed to find something non-alcoholic but elevated beyond water or diet soda, to supply...
August 9, 2020
For three decades, Kelly Flint flourished as a corporate travel agent, sending everyone from business titans to oil riggers around the planet. Then came the worst pandemic in a century,...
August 9, 2020
For three decades, Kelly Flint flourished as a corporate travel agent, sending everyone from business titans to oil riggers around the planet. Then came the worst pandemic in a century,...
August 9, 2020
Lebanon's information minister resigned on Sunday as the country grapples with the aftermath of the devastating blast that ripped through the capital and raised public anger to new levels. The...
August 9, 2020
Mail piling up. Constant attacks from the president. Cuts to overtime as record numbers of ballots are expected to pass through post offices this fall. The success of the 2020...
August 9, 2020
From behind the locked window of his 10th-floor hotel room, Paúl Córdova watches dozens of airplanes take off and land each day at Miami International Airport. He can't get on...
August 9, 2020
Saudi Aramco's net income plunged by 50% in the first half of the year, according to figures published Sunday, offering a revealing glimpse into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic...
August 9, 2020
The US Intelligence Community (IC) issued a report that says Russia is not a fan of Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and the anti-Russia ‘establishment.' If true, what is so...
August 9, 2020
The premier of Australia's Victoria state says more than 2,700 active cases have no known source and remain the primary concern of health authorities. Victoria on Sunday saw a welcome...
August 9, 2020
After being laid off from his job in the electronics industry about 12 years ago, Navy veteran Jim Reynolds revisited his roots for a new sense of purpose. Figuratively dusting...
August 9, 2020
MELBOURNE, Australia -- The premier of Australia's Victoria state says more than 2,700 active cases have no known source and remain the primary concern of health authorities. Victoria on Sunday...
August 9, 2020
President Donald Trump has bypassed the nation's lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and replace an expired unemployment benefit with a lower amount after negotiations with...
August 9, 2020
At age 33, Chef Darnell Ferguson is a rising star among television chefs. But, even more important to him, he's a chef in his own right who oversees culinary operations...
August 9, 2020
In Craig Wiseman's first five years of living in Nashville, he found himself playing drums for $25 a night in the popular, upbeat bars of downtown Nashville. Now, the Grammy...
August 9, 2020
Zach Somerville says he felt called to work in ministry in his youth, but he ran away from it until early experiences in the U.S. Air Force changed his perspective....
August 9, 2020
Brightline Trains has cut ties with Virgin Enterprises and will no longer be rebranding under them. A nearly two-year agreement ended. A July monthly revenue and ridership report from Brightline...
August 9, 2020
Brightline Trains has cut ties with Virgin Enterprises and will no longer be rebranding under them. A nearly two-year agreement ended. A July monthly revenue and ridership report from Brightline...
August 8, 2020
The doctor serving as South Carolina's state epidemiologist said she regrets not speaking out publicly about her concerns as the state reopened close-contact businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Linda...
August 8, 2020
Ready and willing to bypass elected lawmakers, President Donald Trump seemed set to claim the power to suspend payroll taxes and extend expired unemployment benefits after negotiations with Congress on...
August 8, 2020
The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first league at college football's highest level to cancel its fall season because of the pandemic. “I'm heartbroken we are in this place,”...
August 8, 2020
President Donald Trump is teasing the possibility of executive action to require health insurance companies to cover preexisting medical conditions, something that he says “has never been done before.” It's...
August 8, 2020
The tourism video opens with a scene of boats, birds and blue water, lit by a postcard dawn. “If you're looking to do the real Florida, look no further,” a...
August 8, 2020
Out-of-state travelers will be charged more while camping at a state park in Oregon to help recoup some losses during the economic downfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Oregon...
August 8, 2020
Security forces fired tear gas and clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators Saturday in Beirut, and a group of protesters stormed the foreign ministry amid mounting fury over this week's explosion that...
August 8, 2020
Agriculture experts in Louisiana and Mississippi say the rice crop is looking good. “It's a big contrast from last year,” Jeremy Hebert, AgCenter agent in Acadia Parish, said in a...
August 8, 2020
Gov. Tate Reeves has announced a $55 million initiative to create workforce training programs at community colleges and offer financial incentives to employers to hire individuals who have lost work...
August 8, 2020
The painfully politically-correct Cursed is not the Holy Grail of a good King Arthur show…it is just another example of Hollywood's infatuation with the wicked witchery of wokeness. The legend...
August 8, 2020
Wieland Copper Products has announced it's laying off 120 employees in Stokes County. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that the company announced the layoffs will be in the company's Pine Hall...
August 8, 2020
Duane “Chili” Yazzie wears a “Water is Life” shirt as he walks the rows of his farm. He speaks of the river and earth as sacred entities for the Navajo...
August 8, 2020
A northern Indiana utility is facing a $1.1 million fine — the largest in state history — after state regulators cited it for natural gas pipeline safety violations and specified...
